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酒呑童子
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Japanese
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Proper noun
Japanese
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Kanji
in this term
酒
呑
童
子
しゅ
Grade: 3
てん
Hyōgaiji
どう
Grade: 3
し > じ
Grade: 1
goon
jukujikun
kan’yōon
on’yomi
Alternative spellings
酒顛童子
酒天童子
酒呑童子
on Japanese Wikipedia
Etymology
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酒
(
“
alcohol
”
)
+
呑
(
“
drinking
”
)
+
童子
(
“
boy
”
)
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
[ɕɨᵝtẽ̞ndo̞ːʑi]
Proper noun
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酒
(
しゅ
)
呑
(
てん
)
童
(
どう
)
子
(
じ
)
•
(
Shuten Dōji
)
(
mythology
,
Japanese
mythology
)
an
鬼
(
oni
,
“
ogre
;
demon
”
)
who dwelled in
大江
山
(
Ōeyama
,
“
Mount Ōe
”
)
and kidnapped women and children and stole money in the city